Articles by Dave Scott

Dave Scott Dave Scott is the co-author of Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species (Stackpole Books, 2010), available for sale at WildernessAwareness.org, as well as a former Youth School instructor at Wilderness Awareness School.


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Bird Skeletons

Bird Skeletons & Avian Physiology

A number of flightless birds look quite a bit like their flying cousins: they have wings of typical size and feathers that are long and robust. And because it is easy to associate such feathers with an ability to fly, one might automatically assume they have the ability to simply take off if approached. But [...]

Bird Wings

Bird Wings: What’s on a Wing?

For those of us who pursue the mysteries of feathers, and wings, questions are numerous and answers are hard to come by. Even a seemingly simple question such as, “Who dropped this feather?” can be a daunting one. With over 900 bird species living in the United States and Canada it is hard to know [...]

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